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Jana Gossett
Jana Laurine Gossett, 93, of Kennett, died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Kennett.
Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Oak Ridge cemetery in Kennett.
Jimmy Grills, Sr.
Jimmy Dale Grills, Sr., 52, of Bragg City, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at his residence.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the McDaniel Funeral Home in Kennett.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dale Rickman officiating.
Burial will follow at the Browns Chapel cemetery in Broseley, Mo.
Ruby Hart
Ruby Beatrice Hart, 77, of Caruthersville, Mo., died Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2002, at Pemiscot Memorial Health Systems in Hayti, Mo.
Born Aug. 29, 1925, in Steele, Mo., daughter of the late Charles "Spike" and Lillie Shirley Harker, she was a beautician and a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Caruthersville.
On Sept. 26, 1942, in Hayti, she married
James Edward Hart, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include two sons, Jerry E. Hart, of Moses Lake, Wash. and Gary Gale Hart, of High Ridge, Mo.; four grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by one son, Randy and one sister, Sue.
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 30, at the Temple Baptist Church in Caruthersville with the Rev. Jim Watkins officiating.
Burial was in the Maple cemetery at Caruthersville.
Pallbearers were Gary, Jerry and Korey Hart, Kevin and Kerry Britton and Steve Simms.
H.S. Smith Funeral Home of Caruthersville was in charge of arrangements.
Jerry Hefner
Jerry L. Hefner, 62, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 2, 2002, at Three Rivers Healthcare-North Campus in Poplar Bluff.
Born Feb. 7, 1940, in Qulin, Mo., son of Dallas Hefner, of Qulin and the late Angelee Osborn Hefner, he was a retired salesman and a booster member and active supporter of the Three Rivers Raiders.
On June 6, 1959, in St. Louis, Mo., he married
Frances Jane Whitehead, who survives of the home.
Survivors also include one daughter, Angela Lazalier and husband, Daron, of Poplar Bluff; one son, David Hefner and wife, Darla, of Paris, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Jessica and Jordan Hefner and Ashlee and Wyatt Lazalier, all of Poplar Bluff; two sisters, Freda Bruemmer, of Florissant, Mo. and Margie Austin, of St. Louis and one brother, Landon Hefner, of O'Fallon, Mo.
He was preceded in death by one grandson, Jarrod Hefner.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today, Tuesday, Dec. 3, at the Landess Funeral Home in Campbell, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Landess Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Junior Vester officiating.
Burial will follow at the Memorial Gardens cemetery in Poplar Bluff.
Dalie Mayberry
Dalie Johnson Mayberry, 92, of Kennett, died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at the Heritage Nursing Home in Kennett.
Born Nov. 5, 1910, in Ozark County, Mo., she was the daughter of the late Jack Hicks and Rosa Hathcock.
She married
James Everett Cunningham, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by two daughters, Norma Bailey and Freda Blue; two brothers, Willie and Lester Hicks; one sister, Vacie Hicks and two grandchildren.
Survivors include one son, Vaughan Cunningham, of Fordland, Mo.; two daughters, Rosa Tice Brown, of Sarasota, Fla. and Sue Sawyer, of Ellington, Mo.; two sisters, Lucinda Maxwell, of Tennessee and Doris Wommack, of Aurora, Mo.; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Kennett with the Revs. Don Emery and J.C. Joyner officiating.
Burial was in the Spring Creek cemetery at Ava, Mo.
Pallbearers were Randy Masterson, Virgil Blansett, Richard Nelson, Jim Percifull, Kelly Presson and James Blue, III.
George Nicklson
George "Bud" Nicklson, 70, of Senath, Mo., died Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett.
Born Oct. 3, 1932, in Hollywood, Mo., he was the son of the late Tom and Lottie Karnes Nicklson.
Survivors include two sisters, Lorene Coleman and Irene Hufford, both of Senath.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, J.W. "Pete", Tommy, Alford and Franklin Nicklson and four sisters, Parthena and Marie Nicklson, Rosa Maness and Mayrene Briscoe.
Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 27, at the McDaniel Funeral Home Chapel in Senath with the Rev. Denny Brown officiating.
Burial was in the Lulu cemetery at Senath.
Bernie Smith
Bernie Ray Smith, 57, of Herculaneum, Mo., formerly of Clarkton, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 1, 2002, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill.
Visitation will begin at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden, Mo.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jack Allen officiating.
Burial will follow at the Stanfield cemetery in Clarkton.
Eurall Stover
Eural L. "Jack" Stover, 83, of Hayti, Mo., died Friday, Nov. 29, 2002, at his residence.
Born Feb. 2, 1919, in Ridgley, Tenn., son of the late Willie L. and Roxie Carter Stover, he was a U.S. Army veteran and employed at M.F.A. Grain Terminal.
On Jan. 3, 1951, in Piggott, Ark., he married
Mary Annie Austin, who preceded him in death on Dec. 6, 2000. He was also preceded in death by a half-sister, Louise Orton.
Survivors include three nieces, Peggy Wilson, of Hayti, Barbara Toton, of Portageville, Mo. and Hettie Brockett, of Cape Girardeau, Mo. and three nephews, Coy Wilson, of Hayti and Edward and Bill Constant, both of Kirkwood, Mo.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 1, at the H.S. Smith Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Griff Walker officiating. Burial was in the Little Prairie cemetery at Caruthersville.
Pallbearers were Bryan Constant, Roger Tarver, Keith Wilson, Verenon Williams and Jerry Broderick.
Laura Center
Laura Dezell Center, 86, of Malden, Mo., formerly of Campbell, Mo., died Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002, at Three Rivers Healthcare-North in PoplarBluff, Mo.
Born Feb. 18, 1916, in Obion, Tenn., daughter of the late Andrew Johnson and Hattie May Wilson Center, she was a member of the Beechwell General Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Georgia O'Neal, of Campbell; one sister, Wretha Ramsey, of Portageville, Mo.; four grandchildren, Jerry Lee O'Neal, Jr., of Campbell, Melissa Reinheimer, of O'Fallon, Ill., Charles O'Neal, of Chesapeck, Va. and Chris O'Neal, of Seffner, Fla. and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Emma Stephens, Fourtha Wilburn and Arby Center.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today, Friday, Dec. 6, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home in Malden.
Funeral servicecs will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at the Bradshaw Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. John Schlager officiating.
Burial will follow at the Memorial Park cemetery in Malden.
Edith Davis
Edith Mae Davis, 85, of Dexter, Mo., formerly of Campbell, Mo. and Bell City, Mo. died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at Cypress Point Healthcare Center in Dexter.
Born May 11, 1917, in Malden, Mo., a daughter of the late Claude, Sr. and Iva Harvey Medlin, she was a homemaker and a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter.
On Nov. 13, 1935, she married
Theodore Alexander Davis in Malden. He preceded her in death March 18, 1980.
Survivors include a daughter, Phyllis Mason of Dexter; four sons, Cletis E. Davis of Sebring, Fla., Donald D. Davis of Dexter, and Junior Lee Davis and Theodore Davis, Jr., both of Sikeston; a sister, Zelpha McCain of Marion, Ind.; two half-sister, Dorothy VanderMolen and Geraldine Richter, both of Muskegan, Mich.; three half-brothers, Harold Medlin of Marion, and Claude and David Medlin, both of Dexter; 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granchild.
Visitation is 5 p.m. today, Sunday, Dec. 8, at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home Chapel in Dexter.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at the Watkins & Sons Chapel with the Revs. Keith Garland and Mark Sparks officiating.
Burial will be in Hagy cemetery at Dexter.
E.R. Gibbons
E.R. "Tommy" Gibbons, 93, of Leachville, Ark., and formerly of Holcomb, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 30, in Belle Glade, Fla.
Born Sept. 27, 1909, at Octa, Mo., he was a son of the late Rufus Andrew and Carrie Taylor Gibbons.
He married
Ruth Brotherton who preceded him in death. On Nov. 30, 1981, he married
Georgia Minirth, who survives.
Other survivors include a step-son, Claude J. Rose of Jackson, Miss.; a step-daughter, Mary Mellein of Watkinsville, Ga.; a brother, G.M. "Peck" Gibbons of Flint, Mich.; two sisters, Altha Mae Masterson of Columbia, Mo. and Betty Johnson of Davenport, Fla.; five step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Bessie B. Redman and Lessie Shipman.
Funeral services were 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, at McDaniel Funeral Service Chapel in Kennett with the Rev. Mike Redman officiating.
Burial was in Oak Ridge cemetery in Kennett.
Pallbearers were Don Watson, Bob Holder, Claude Rose, Sam Watson, Carol Bridges and J.B. Robertson.
